Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Consistent throughout. The 2023 “Contra Costa County” pours, a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe mixed bramble fruit: blackberries, Marionberries, raspberries, black pepper, orange zest, menthol, and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose where the orange citrus notes show a bit more prominently. The finish is medium+, bright and refreshing. 9 barrels produced. Drink now through 2038.  — 9 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Lots of Fruit — 4 years ago

with TwiLea

Anna Sheremeteva

10

The best wine we’ve tried for now, for my husband. It’s soft, has violets and my fav dark berries, balanced, adult. It is round and full, and we will buy the next bottle for our first spring trip! — 5 years ago

hidehiko

8.9

ライチの香り。
さっぱりみずみずしい。 — 6 years ago

Esther Cosio

9.3

Mineral, salt; fragrant floral on nose and more body than expected for 12%. Gorgeous golden color. Really striking and delicious. — 7 years ago

with Denis

Peter N

9.1

Richly textured. Fresh. #delicious — 8 years ago

Jason Sliwa

9.0

Clean and fresh grechetto, delivers what you expect. Solid wine in the line up. — 10 years ago

with Vicki

Nick Piccone

9.0

Fruity, drinkable — 10 years ago

with Sarah

Nick Duckwiler

8.9

Nebbiolo blended with Merlot. This 2009 is just starting to mature...pubescent wine? Very bright red fruits followed by something smoky and interesting Happy #valentines — 11 years ago

with Julie

Jeffrey Woo

9.2

Gold hue. Aromas and flavors of apple, apricot, bell pepper, lemon, and petrol, with a hint of grass and creamy notes. Medium body with medium-plus acidity. Silky and rounded mouthfeel. Complex bouquet. Elegant and balanced, with a lasting finish. — 2 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.6

Very fruity. Black cherry and blackberry aromas and some notes of cinnamon, then balanced fruit and baking spices that tingle the tongue and linger on. What Goes with That: Fall Sweets Class, pairing: pumpkin pie. — 3 years ago

Eric

9.0

Funky Cab Franc different compared to the traditional Loire Valley. Funky and different in all the best ways though. Refreshing and takes a slight chill well. — 4 years ago

Francis le cave

9.3

Sweet spot — 5 years ago

Jim Nelson

9.1

The Goldilocks of Ligurian Vermentino styles, somewhere between minerally and that weightier, sorta oilier way — 6 years ago

Zack Hall

8.9

Light bright Cali zin — 8 years ago

Alessandro Cantarelli

9.6

the best wine made in my home valley. It uses the same process as Amarone but it is smoother and fresher without loosing complex structure and strong cherry and caramel — 9 years ago

Nesim Bekalti

9.5

Melon, white peach, grapefruit zest, white flowers, wet stone, med+ salinity, med+ body, med+ acid, high intensity, long finish. 13.5% — 10 years ago

Patrick Irvine

9.0

Really enjoyed this. — 11 years ago

Dan Conners

9.3

$17 very bold, slightly earthy but smooths strong fruit but not aweet — 12 years ago

Brian S

9.0

Screaming acidity, lovely tropical notes, green apple, salinity. — 2 years ago

LaShondra Berman

8.9

Spiced jam with a hint of floral notes. Layered and hard to nail down the exact bouquet, but it’s delicious. — 3 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.4

OMG! Lean and sharp as a light-saber. The wine is med brick in the glass… light and lively in the mouth. It dances across your palate. Caressing all the corners and crevices. A dichotomy of lightness in weight snd power in black fruited ripeness. Way too young but great with baby portobellos and dry aged prime rib from Publican Meats…Covid Christmas II sucks apart from family, but we’re spoiling ourselves… successfully as it happens. Life’s too damn short to drink shit wine…,Cheers! — 4 years ago

Sarah Noh

9.3

Natural Zinfandel recommended when I asked for something not as tart. Slightly mushroomy / peppery finish, very enjoyable. Purchased from Gemini Bottle Co — 6 years ago

Noah Hart

9.2

Full, with rich flavors n textures, classic cab franc aromas n spice in the finish! — 7 years ago

Ned Clark

9.6

Really excellent zin. — 8 years ago

Juan Cerda

9.2

Concentrated and elegant. — 9 years ago

Rich Wallace

9.0

Very smooth finish, fruity with a bit of vanilla — 10 years ago

Aaron Means

9.1

Fresh and well balanced. The best of the lineup IMHO. — 11 years ago

Orr Reches

10

Zibibbo (dry) and Chipotle. Tonight's wine pairing. — 11 years ago

Michael Shonblom

9.3

Sweet, fruity, mild spices that sustain. Holds its own — 13 years ago